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Telugu poet, playwright and translator

Devulapalli Krishnasastri (1 November 1897 – 24 February 1980) was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator known for his works in Telugu literature and Telugu cinema.^[1] He is known as Andhra Shelley.^[2] In 1976, Krishnasastri was honoured with Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India.

In 1978, he received Sahitya Akademi Award for his literary works.^[3]

Early life

Krishnasastri was born on 1 November 1897 in Ramachandrapalem of East Godavari, India. He was brought up in Pithapuram in a family of court-poets.^[2] He grew interest in English literature while he was in his high school.

Career

Krishnasastri started writing poetry from a very young age.

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Krishnasastri's works changed significantly after he met Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan in 1929. Krishnasastri joined All India Radio in 1945 and wrote a number of plays for it.

He also translated G